[thelist] CSS & IE 5.5 Puzzle

[Kristof Neirynck]

Buffington, Michael wrote:
> I've been wrestling with this problem for a bit, and have come to the conclusion that I can go no further without help from thelist.
> 
> The following HTML works smashingly in the newest IE and Moz browsers, yet IE 5.5 has a big problem with it. I'll do a quick paste of it, then explain my intentions:
> 
[snip]
> 
> I've used every doctype from 4.01 transitional to XHTML Strict to no avail, in IE 5.5, the tables spans 100% of the _screen_ and not the DIV that it's contained within (the desired effect).
> 
> It's a requirement that the table within the div span 100% of the div, and that the div have a right margin of x pixels. The borders are simply to reveal how the browser is rendering the div and table.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Michael Buffington

#thetable{
   width:100%;/*for the good browsers*/
}

/*
Star html Selector Bug:
<http://www.info.com.ph/~etan/w3pantheon/style/starhtmlbug.html>
*/

* html #thetable{
   width:auto;/*for ie5*/
   w\idth:100%;/*for ie6*/
}


The table will not expand entirely in ie5, but at least it wont be wider 
than intended.
I'm not saying this is the best way, but it's the first I could think of.


Kristof